The Magic of Unicorns

Hi! Friends of ours have a lovely little daughter who is completely obsessed with unicorns, as every sensible person should be... So I made them a unicorn Christmas card using a Lili of the Valley image, coloured with inks and sparkled with a clear star gel pen. I added some glittery Nuvo Drops to the santa hat, for even more glitter! The photos aren't great, as they were taken in a hurry, but you get the idea :)

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sparkles Monthly: Add Glitter & Sparkle
Cupcake Inspirations: 

Creatalicious: Anything Goes with optional reindeer


I also had loads of fun making some 'unicorn poo' for her. It's made with various glitters, nuvo drops, and glow in the dark powder. You should have seen the state of my desk afterwards... but hopefully she will like it! I made the label with a bit of torn paper, edged with a Clear Star gel pen.

I'm entering this in the following challenges, hoping it is allowed!:

MAWTT: Anything but a card
Inkspirational: No Stamping

Happy Birthday to you - nicorn...

Hiya! I love this image from Lili of the Valley. Well, I just love unicorns... I coloured these by smooshing them into Distress Oxide inks. I'm having a Distress Oxides frenxy at the moment. I love how the colours layer and don't go muddy! I used gold, silver and glitter pens for the horn, mane and tail, and Nuvo Drops for the flower centres.

I'm entering this one in the Watercooler Wednesday challenge: 'Tristan's "All About Occasions" Challenge'

I'm entering this one in the Cupcake Inspirations colour challenge:

Ingredients
Lili of the Valley - Jolly Unicorns
Distress Oxide inks
Gelly Roll - Clear Star
Gold & Silver markers
Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining

Pink Painted Harvest Flowers

Hi! Here's another card I made with my new SU set. I love these flowers! I wanted to try them in pink, inspired by the current Card Concept challenge, but then I saw the Cupcake Inspirations challenge, and decided to try using those colours - I would never have thought about putting them together before, but I love how the card has turned out! I used Stickles for a bit of sparkle in the centre of the flowers.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations:

The Card Concept: (CAS, inspired by the pink flowers)

Unicorn Challenge: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Distress Oxide Ink pads: Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Black Soot
Stickles: Star Dust

Thank You!

Hi! Here's a card I put together today. I actually made the flowery background a few years ago, but wasn't sure what to do with it, so it's been kicking around in the unfinished projects pile! The background was made with Crafty Notions colour sprays, gilding flakes and stamped flowers. I covered the flowers with some sort of glaze, but I can't remember what I used now. Then I glued the glass pebbles to the flower centres. The background was a much larger piece, but I liked how this section of it looked through the frame so I cut it down to fit, then added the sentiment.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'It's a Stitch Up'
Tuesday Throwdown: 'So Very Thankful'
Fusion:

CAS-ual Fridays:

Cupcake Inspirations:

Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Thanks'
Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes with Optional Stencilling'


Ingredients:
Flower stamp from Crafty Notions
Crafty Notions Colour Sprays
Gilding Flakes
Glass Pebbles
Some sort of glaze
Sentiment from Stampin' Up! set: Easy Events

Monsters!

Hi! Here's a card inspired by this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge, 'Monsters'. I used the colours from the current MFT challenge. I coloured the image by scribbling with watercolour pencils, then smoothing it out with a water brush, trying to still leave a bit of texture to suggest monster fur!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations:

MFT:

Watercooler Wednesday:

Ingredients:
Tiddly Inks digi stamp: 'Monstrous Party'
Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils

Bats!

Hi! Here's a card I made using distress oxides and die cut bats. I really love distress oxides, and getting messy with smooshing the ink around. It's quite addictive, and I love the end result!

I didn't add a sentiment because I don't really send Halloween cards, but I might send a cute bat card for a birthday or just as a Thinking of You (although some people might take that personally...). Anyway, here's the card!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations:

CAS on Friday: 'Fall / Halloween'
That's Crafty!: 'Get Your Spook On'
Just Us Girls: 'Window or Peek-a-boo'


Ingredients:
Distress Oxide Inks: Black Soot, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade

Bat cutting dies

I Love Daisies

Hi! I made a couple of cards, trying out my new daisy die! I used a couple of the Distress Oxide backgrounds I made a few weeks ago, and die cut square frames for them. I die cut the daisies, doubling up the petals on one of them, and coloured them with Distress Oxides. I used 3D squares to fasten the daisy heads, to give a bit of dimension, and glued the stem to the frame.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Hand Stamped Sentiments:

Addicted to CAS

Sparkles Monthly: 'Die Cuts and/or Punches'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cupcake Challenges:

HLS:

Ingredients:
Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry
Penny Black die: 'Bashful'

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

Obsessed with Oxides

Hi! Here's another card using distress oxides for the background, and die cut flowers. I'm a bit obsessed with oxides now. I love the colours!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations:

CAS Watercolour:

Ingredients:
Distress Oxide Inks: Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade

Dies: Dandelions, Presscut: 'Happy Birthday'